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Resume Works Pro Review



by No1Reviews.com. Last updated: 26 September 2008

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Costs:

  • $19.95 to purchase software.
  • If you want to protect against the possibility of your computer crashing and losing the software, you can pay $4.99 for an extended download that allows you to re-download the product for up to two years after purchase.

 

Features:

  • 1,000 sample resumes and cover letters: There are thousands of resumes to chose from covering a vast range of career-types.
  • Step-by-step guides: there are thousands of suggestions to help you through the resume-writing process, including ways to compile your achievements and qualifications, phrases that will impress your employer and stylish designs.
  • Business search: You can instantly search many millions of businesses to find the contact details of those in the industry and location that interests you.
  • Contact Manager: This allows you to keep your contacts and appointments organized with ease.
  • Mail merge: Allows you to quickly and simply send off duplicate resumes and cover letters to a number of employers.
  • 6 insider guides: These cover such essential subjects as resume-writing and career-planning.
  • Various formats for your resume: You can publish your resume in Microsoft Word, as a pdf document, or as a webpage and send them in their original format to prospective employers, without losing their professional appearance.
  • Tailored resumes: Your resumes are tailored to suit your situation and employment history, and can be built to hide any questionable inconsistencies or to particularly emphasize your best skills and qualities and how they affect your work.
  • Interview Practice: Over 500 common questions along with their answers with the rationale behind them are provided to prepare you for interviews.
  • Insider Advice: This is advice from experienced professionals to give you the edge over your competition.
  • Burn to CD/DVD: Demonstrate your prowess with computer technology by burning your resume plus any additional documents to CD or DVD to send straight to your potential employer.
  • Real Examples: With thousands of example resumes for different sectors, there is bound to be one related to your career path.
  • Salary guide: Enter your chosen career and location to find out what salary range you should be expecting and to what it extent this will rise over the next years.
  • Negotiation Skills: Key skills to help you negotiate for the salary you deserve.
  • Help: You can turn on a help box at any time to give you extra tips.
  • Cover letters: Several options are provided for each paragraph so that your letter is well-written and specific to your situation.

 

Editor's Verdict:

Resume Works Pro is a fine piece of software to allow you to manage all your job-application necessities with comparative ease. It's layout is simple and allows you to quickly navigate between sections and organize your documents and plans. The contact manager is a useful facility that helps you to remember which applications you have sent, what needs to be done, what contacts you have made and what appointments you have. The cost, whilst higher than some of its competitors, is fairly reasonable and covers many features not included in cheaper software.

It is often difficult to know how to start when writing a resume, and so ResumeWorksPro provides a vast range of recommended phrases to give your resume an extra shine to set it above those of the other applicants. There is also expert advice and insider tips at each step of the process to give you some idea of what needs to be included and how a prospective employer might view your resume. There are plenty of professional designs to chose from and customize, all compatible with Microsoft Word, pdf and as a web page. You can even directly email your finished resume so that it retains its original format. The software boasts to have a tailored resume for anyone, including help on how to disguise any inconsistencies in your work history, and rather put emphasis on more laudable assets.

As with other ResumeMaker products, the interview section is particularly impressive, with considerable effort put in to make sure you are fully prepared for any type of interrogation. Over 500 questions are available to practice with, and suggested answers are explained. With answers already prepared before you walk into an interview, your confidence is sure to be significantly higher, which is likely to establish a better rapport immediately. This section also includes a salary calculator to ascertain the expected salary range for your area of work and address, along with key negotiation points to ensure you aren't short-changed!

The real examples that are provided for people in each sector are also helpful when considering what format is best suited to your particular job. The sheer number of these reflects the general thoroughness we found in Resume Works Pro throughout. As well as publishing your resume and accompanying documents as word, pdf or html documents, you can also create a CD containing your portfolio. With a stylish cover to match, this will grab the attention of any prospective employer.

Resume Works Pro is certainly not a bad investment, and has many impressive attributes. You are guaranteed to end up with a professional resume that expresses your skills and employment history well, and its extra elements (such as the contract manager, interview section and salary calculator) give the software an edge. However, it does cost more than some of the products higher up in our resume-writing software category, and does not really have the additional features to justify the expense. Nevertheless, it is a reasonable piece of software, and should not be overlooked when you are making your decision, as it offers aid on many aspects of career-hunting in one simple package.

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